Violins, Christmas Cookies and Brownies

What a fun night last night!

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days....Christmas with 2 kids means a PACKED week!  Like you I am sure.....I am trying my very best to juggle being a good Mommy, Fit Mom TV, Kiana's Flex Appeal for Fox Sports, re-designing Kiana.com, finishing up my fitness inventions, moving forward with the 3 other business ventures I am starting....oh....and the workouts, errands, groceries, and chores.....You know the drill.

Both kids have their school Christmas parties this week. and I being the over zealous Super Mom, volunteered to have the Annual Family of 30 over for sit down dinner this Saturday---yikes! What did I do??? Good thing we have  big house. I am going to take the Parenting Mags' advice and only "wipe the counters and light candles." instead of my usual obsessing that the house is spotless.

Anyway. my daughter is a Brownie for the first time.   Her Brownie Troop (along with the Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts) went Christmas Caroling at the local Senior Citizens' Home. What a warm, emotional evening for me. I wondered if I were the only one feeling it. All the parents joined and watched.

I fell "in love" watching my 8 year old sing, she looked so grown up. Seemed like I blinked and now she is 8. (I have to stop blinking) My 3 year old and I watched and listened.

Side Note: When I drop my 3 daughter off at pre-school, she is so independent and secure that she quickly hugs & kisses me so that she can run to join her friends at school. I watch the other parents as their kids cry and scream.....they won't "let go" and don't want to "leave Mommy." Those parents are frustrated and I feel it in a different way. I have to remind my kids to kiss me goodbye! I asked our Pastor about it...he said "your kids are so secure and loved...they KNOW you will be back so they aren't clingy." (I am going with that so I don't get my feelings hurt!) All in all: Guess I am raising 2 very independent, strong girls...I like that.

While most of the Moms and Dads were busy taking photos of their kids, but I was busy watching my kids AND the audience. It seemed a bit sad that the seniors sat there watching so unemotionally. I wondered if they were bored or enjoying the music but lost their passion for life and had no expressions anymore?  What were they thinking? Were they thinking "it was yesterday I was taking MY 8 year old Caroling for the Holidays and now here I am!?" So many of the parents asked...."Is this what we have to look forward to?"

The thoughts were sort of surprising as we all expected lots of smiling, laughs and energy.....hmmm....Guess when you're 90-that's not the drill. We humbly forget.



On a positive note; After the Jingle Bells, Red nose Reindeer, Dashing through the snow, Silent Nights....the kids played their violins, recorders and shook their Jingle Bells. The Brownies, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts then handed out handmade ornaments and homemade cookies to the Seniors after the caroling. It was really a special beautiful night that made me think on so many unexpected levels. I thought about how they would probably be talking about it for hours or days after the children left.

Just curious....do you have grand parents, great grand parents or older parents? What are they like? I think I have a tainted frame of reference since my Mom is very young acting and very very energetic.......Even my grand mother went sky diving on her 70th birthday....